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E. L. ANSORGB.

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APPLIOATION FILED APR. 8, 1907.

91 6,249. Patented Mar. 23, 1909.

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Patented March 23, 1909.

Serial No. 367,077.

To all whom it n'ra'y concern:

Be itknown that I, EMMA L. Ansonen, a citizen of the United States,residing at N ewaygo, in the county of Ncwaygo and State of Michigan,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Boxes, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to paper box construction especially adapted forsmall lruits, berries and the like.

The box is of a knock-down style, the bottom being readily detachableand the sides folding flat so that the boxes can be shipped very readilyand set up at place of delivery.

The invention consists in the novel features of construction hereinafterdescribed, pointed out in the claims and shown in the Figure l is a planview oi the blank from which the sides of the box are formed. Fig. 2 isa plan view of the bottom. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a completebox, portions of the side and of the bottom being broken away to moreclearly show the construction.

In these drawings the sides A are formed of a blank bent transverselyupon the dotted lines of Fig. 1 thus forming the sides 1, 2, 3, and 4.The sides 1 and 3 have adjacent the lower edge of the blank twolongitudinal slots B which extend "from the lines of fold or bend A topoints adjacent the center line of the side of the box. The sides 2 andd have near the lower edge a centrally arranged eurved slot which formsa tongue C, said tongue being bent inwardly when the box is set up. Thebottom of the box E is rectangular in form and from opposite sides iscut inwardly as shown at E, thus forming upon opposite sides two shortparallel slots 1 between which are formed tongues The remaining marginalportions E of the sides are in the completed box bent downwardly whilethe tongues E are bent upwardly, as is shown in Fig. 3. The bottom hasits corslotted sides have their margins E also bent upwardly.

In assembling the box the portions E of the bottom are passed throughthe slots B and bent downwardly upon the outside of I the box, thetongues E being bent upwardly upon the inner side of the box and themarginal portions E also bending upwardly. l

The tongues C are bent inwardly and form supports for the bottom E torest upon, and it will be noted that the tongues 0 support the sides ofthe bottom E adjacent the sides provided with the portions E so thateach alternate side ol the bottom is supported by tongues formed uponthe bottom and upon the sides respectively.

What I claim is:

l. A box consisting of sides having alternate sides slotted and theremaining sides provided with inwardly extending tongues, and a bottomfitting within the sides and resting upon said tongues, said bottombeing provided with marginal portions passing through the slots of thesides and bent down upon the outer side of the box.

2. A paper box having sides formed of a blank bent transversely andforming four sides two of which are slotted, the slots being parallel toand adjacent the lower edges of the sides, and two of said sides beingcut to form inwardly extending tongues, said tongues extending inwardlyin substantially the same horizontal plane as the slots, and a bottomhaving short parallel slots extending inwardly upon opposite sides ofthe bottoms thereby forming upwardly extending tongues between the saidslots and downwardly extending tongues upon opposite sides of theupwardly extending tongues, the said bottom resting upon the tonguesformed upon the sides of the box, and the downwardly bent tongues of thebottom passing through the slots formed in the sides of the box.

3. A box of the kind described having two of its sides provided withinwardly extending tongues, each of the remaining sides being providedwith two horizontal slots arranged adjacent the sides bearing thetongues, and a bottom resting upon said tongues, said bottom being cutto provide marginal portions adapted to pass through the slots of thesides, said portions being bent downwardly upon the outside of the box,and the remaining marginal portions of the bottom being bent upwardlyupon the inner side of the box.

EMMA L. ANSORGE.

Witnesses:

W. A. Ansoeen, PORTER HAMILTON.

